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Looking for Mars at Paia Tattoo Parlor

by Anuhea Yagi

January 20, 2011

If you’re hip to the buzz on artist Ghalib El-Khalidi (which you should be as we’ve waxed poetic about him before—most recently in last week’s cover story “20 for ‘11: Twenty people who are shaping art, education, food, politics and more on Maui”), you already know any showcase by this visual stunner is not to be missed. Because, as we said last week, “Where the roads within your mind bifurcate between what’s human and what’s beast, what’s male and what’s female, what’s science and what’s fiction—that’s where Ghalib El-Khalidi’s artwork exists.” The debut of his film project Looking for Mars—featuring music by Cory Brittain—represents the culmination of over two years in tedious work, which he calls “a short, puppet-performed motion picture exploring the social and biological constructions of masculinity.” El Khalidi has been guarded about leaking any of his flick in advance of the screening, but (after a healthy dose of begging and pleading), we were privy to a sneak peek snippet: a wicked dance sequence featuring moves by Maui’s own Jessica Dungans, choreographed by Paia Tattoo Parlor co-owner Leah Honma. That little bit alone is proof that El-Khalidi continues to up the ante in ways that will incite wet dreams from any art aficionado. Also, be sure to arrive at the parlor early to explore their current exhibition “Broken Resolutions,” which features 10 artists from the Valley Isle to the East Coast. paraitattooparlor.com; 575-8515

Sunday (January 23), 6:30pm, Paia Tattoo Parlor, free